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Panjab University advised to submit fresh proposal to run nuclear medicine course
After the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) refused to continue its joint nuclear medicine programme with Panjab University (PU), the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) has advised the varsity to submit a fresh proposal to run the course with alternative arrangements
After the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) refused to continue its joint nuclear medicine programme with Panjab University (PU), the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) has advised the varsity to submit a fresh proposal to run the course with alternative arrangements.
PGIMER had in August conveyed to the varsity that it will not renew the memorandum of understanding (MoU) to run the joint course.
As part of the programme, students in the second year of the course used to undergo training at PGIMER. The institute has now started its own independent MSc nuclear medicine technology programme.
PGIMER has however agreed to grant interim relief for students admitted by PU for the academic session 2021-22 (ending in June 2023) and allow training for this batch.
No fresh admissions this year
In absence of the MoU with PGIMER, PU has not conducted admissions to the course for this session.
Restarting the nuclear medicine course was also on the future agenda of Supinder Kaur’s team, who won the recently held Panjab University Teachers Association (PUTA) elections. Kaur said that the nuclear medicine department was among few departments which was working with minimum faculty and producing maximum output in terms of research and placement for students.
“The university must immediately start the admissions in the course without causing any further damage to the university and its reputation,” she said, adding that the faculty member of the department should be retained in own department.
It is learnt that the University has issued an order to temporarily transfer the faculty member of the department to the biophysics department till the course is restarted.
PU’s dean university instruction (DUI) Renu Vig, said, “The university is exploring the possibilities for running the course as students have to go for clinical training for one year.”
